so first off i guess it was kinda shock to hear about grandpa brown, but i do pray that he is doing well, and he is definitly in my prayers, as well as all of you are. So guess what?!!!!! 4 more weeks baby! and then i am out of here and on my way to big bad Russia!! wooohoooo!! pretty sweet. um...so if this email seems somewhat spasctic i am sorry, haha, i am extrmely tired because some native russian sisters arrived really late last night and moved into our room and no one told us, so it was quite unexcepted. it like really scared be at first cause me and my companion were sleeping and then all of a sudden someone was messing with the door knob and then two people bust in turning on the light and speaking a strange language(russian, haha). and then another one arrived at 1 and started unpacking, haha. so for some reason they were in and out of the room all night long and talking and stuff, haha, so it was weird and i woke up probably every half hour or hour and so, so needless to say im runnin on little energy (as always) haha. but its all good. im excited to get to know them, and i really admire them for their strength and faith. most of them are only members and their parents are not always pleased to have them serve a mission. what strengh! they are amazing!
well lets see! um so friday a latvian general authority came to just our district on friday to see the mtc cause he has never seen one before. he brough his wife and five kids. He talked to us for just a few minutes, but it was touching. He told us basically who cares if you speak the language good or not. He was converted by the missionaries when he lived in moscow, and he said he doesn't remember who spoke good or who spoke bad, all he reemmbered was the spirit that they brought. So i really loved that, because the language was quite frustrating this week. it is good to know and be reminded that the spirit is a language that all can understand. He bore his tesitmony to us and sad he would see the missionaries and wondered "why are they so happy? they can't drink, they can't smoke...why are they so happy? and then he relized it was because of the spirit and the restored gospel that they had in their lives. it was touching, and we are all so very blessed to konw these truths.
Oh, wed. was the start of our new district and teachers. it has been a little bit of an adjustment but i have really enjoyed it. I have already learned so much fromt he new elders and teachers. they are great. needless to say, wed. and the following days were extremely long! haha. it felt like the first week in the mtc and it was soooo weird. oh, i saw john fry for like a second on wed when he came in. He looked happy, but i didn't get a chance to talk to him.
So general conference and easter are coming up!!!!!! and i am totally excited! im really looking forward to it! except i won't be sitting on a nice comfy couch haha. oh well. it is pretty sweet cause we don't have classes sat then either becuase we go to the sessions, so that is definitly a plus!!!!!!! haha. (it's always nice to have a little tiny break). oh, happy easter too! i heard about the little party at monty's and im glad everyone had fun!
oh man, what else to say? i don't even know. well i was reading a scripture the other day about becmoing as a little child. And i thought about how important that is. children have such great faith, hope, happiness, trust, obedience, they listen, etc. they seem to be so strong in their convictions, and i need to be more like that. I thought about the topic of obedience, and how kinda like children(well, i mean eventually they do this), is that alot of times they just do becuase they know that they should. We should all be more like this, me especially. Who cares why we are asked to do something. if it is right, then just do it! If your leaders ask you to do something, do it! if the Lord asks you to do something, do it! Whether you know the reason, or whether there is a real reason or not. You do it because the Lord asked you too, no question about it. And if the spirit impresses upon you mind to do smoething, do it! No questions asked. Why, cuase we are told to. I realize this takes humilitly, and i know i need a lot more of it. We dont always need to know the outcome of things we are asked to do, we just need to do them. We just need to take the light of fiath with us, and take a small step into the dark. The Lord will continue to light the way for us. It is scary, but through these processes we grow. I am learning this each and everyday on the mission. Everyday it's like taking another little step into the dark, and the Lord is there with you and He helps you along. It is so humbling to know that we cannot do everything on our own. We must call upon the Lord daily, all the time, to help us along. Without them, we are nothing. And we them, we can do anything!! This is my testimony. I know that this gospel contains the fullness of the doctrines of Christ. I know that as we call upon the Lord our testimonies will be strengtheneed little by little, day by day. We don't need to be perfect now, we just need to try better each and everyday. The Lord is patient, and we need to be so too. Well time is out! i love you all and miss you!! never forget it! keep writing!! Love sister Brown
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